French PM Asks Regional Authorities for Limited Local Curfews After Weekend of Riots
Photo: The GuardianFrench Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu said Monday he has asked regional authorities to impose limited, localized curfews in some cities after a weekend of rioting that included fires and looting. The partial measures, which he said would go through prefects, are meant to protect businesses. The interior minister conceded that police lost control in several places, including Paris and Lyon, where forces were overwhelmed. Protesters had been demanding economic relief and better schools. Lecornu also accused the far left of trying to stir deep unrest nationwide.
Right-leaning outlets had not reported the story at the time of writing; left-leaning and alternative/independent outlets had. Left-leaning outlets focus on the disorder: The Guardian on the admission that police lost control and a lack of anticipation, MS NOW on the protesters' economic and school demands. Alternative outlets lead with the prime minister: NewsNation on the prefects and the narrow scope, France 24 on his post-meeting remarks, business protection and accusation against the far left. All agree on the curfews.
How the sides differ Left sources emphasize police losing control and protesters' demands; alternative sources stress the prime minister's curfew order and far-left accusation; right sources have not covered it.
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MS NOW leads with the curfew call and the violence, citing protesters' demands for economic relief and better schools. The Guardian features the interior minister's admission that police lost control and failed to anticipate the unrest.
NewsNation leads with Lecornu instructing prefects to impose very limited, localized curfews. France 24 reports his post-crisis-meeting remarks, including the aim of protecting businesses and his accusation against the far left.
Not covering this story. None of the right-leaning outlets Crosswire tracks has reported it yet. What one side leaves out can be as telling as what the others report.